Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Use in Children Aged 5 to 12 Years
Feasibility of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Use in Children Aged 5 to 12 Years
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DOI：
10.1177/0883073813503710
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发表时间：
2014-10-01
影响因子：
1.9
通讯作者：
Fregni, Felipe
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作者：
Andrade, Agnes Carvalho;Magnavita, Guilherme Moreira;Fregni, Felipe
经颅直流电刺激是一种非侵入性脑刺激技术，已被研究用于治疗成人神经精神障碍，副作用最小。本研究的目的是报告5-12岁儿童经颅直流电刺激的可行性、耐受性和短期不良反应。这是一项对14名儿童进行的自然主义研究，他们接受了10次经颅直流电刺激，作为各种语言障碍的替代、标签外和开放标签治疗。收集父母报告的改善的频率、强度、不良反应和感觉。主要不良反应为刺痛(28.6%)、瘙痒(28.6%)、急性情绪改变(42.9%)和易怒(35.7%)。经颅直流电刺激在儿童中是一种可行和可耐受的技术，尽管需要对儿童的可塑性和认知变化进行研究来证实其安全性。总之，这是一份自然主义的报告，我们认为经颅直流电刺激在儿童中是可行的。
Transcranial direct current stimulation is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that has been studied for the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders in adults, with minimal side effects. The objective of this study is to report the feasibility, tolerability, and the short-term adverse effects of transcranial direct current stimulation in children from 5 to 12 years of age. It is a naturalistic study of 14 children who underwent 10 sessions of transcranial direct current stimulation as an alternative, off-label, and open-label treatment for various languages disorders. Frequency, intensity, adverse effects, and perception of improvement reported by parents were collected. The main side effects detected were tingling (28.6%) and itching (28.6%), acute mood changes (42.9%), and irritability (35.7%). Transcranial direct current stimulation is a feasible and tolerable technique in children, although studies regarding plastic and cognitive changes in children are needed to confirm its safety. In conclusion, this is a naturalistic report in which we considered transcranial direct current stimulation as feasible in children.